Nominations for elective offices of the Municipality shall be made by petition signed by registered electors of the Municipality not less in number than three percent (3%) of the number voting in the Municipality at the last preceding municipal election; provided however that no such nominating petition which shall appear on its face to contain signatures aggregating in number more than three times the minimum aggregate number of signatures herein required shall be accepted for filing or be filed. Such petition or petitions when filed must be accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominee. The nomination of each candidate shall be made by a separate petition but such petition may be circulated in separate parts, which shall be filed, however as one instrument. Nominating petitions shall be filed with the election authorities not later than ninety (90) days by 4:00 p.m. before the date set for the election.
(Amended by voters 5-2-89; 11-6-12)